The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2012

The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.

The winner will be announced on 16 October 2012.

NEWS & VIEWS

Hilary Mantel wins the Booker - again!

16/10/2012 by Katie Allen

Bring Up the Bodies scoops £50,000 prize

Man Booker shortlist announced

11/09/2012 by Stacey Bartlett

The Man Booker Prize 2012 shortlist includes Hilary Mantel, who won in 2009

Wolf Hall heads to TV

23/08/2012 by Joshua Farrington

Hilary Mantel's Man Booker-winning novel is being adapted for BBC2

THE LONGLIST REVIEWED

Swimming Home by Deborah Levy

Swimming Home is Deborah Levy’s take on the popular middle-class melodrama of an uninvited...

Reviewed by Stacey Bartlett

Umbrella by Will Self

Will Self’s new novel Umbrella, long listed for the Man Booker prize, is a serious challenge....

Reviewed by Andre van Loon

The Lighthouse by Alison Moore

The Lighthouse was one of the surprise inclusions on this year’s Booker longlist, partly...

Reviewed by Ed Wood

Philida by Andre Brink

Continuing the legacy of The Color Purple and The Help, Philida is a novel...

Reviewed by Esther Press

The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

The Teleportation Accident is a novel that’s hard to pin down.

Reviewed by Danny Arter

Communion Town by Sam Thompson

Communion Town: A City in Ten Chapters is based on the premise of ten individuals, whose...

Reviewed by Fiona Martin

The Yips by Nicola Barker

Nicola Barker returns with another Man Booker shortlisted novel The Yips.

Reviewed by Fiona Martin

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